As councils grapple with a host of reforms announced by central government, Jonathan Carr-West pl...
Repeated election postponements place councils in an invidious position and risk undermining demo...
Despite the Government’s promises of devolution, the Budget treated councils as mere delivery age...
Jonathan Carr-West looks at the reorganisation proposals submitted to the Government, and the que...
Local government reorganisation offers an opportunity to deliver better services – and it must be...
Jonathan Carr-West looks at what the fair funding review consultation reveals – or doesn’t – abou...
Following spring's seismic shift in politics, councils face a 'dauntingly busy' summer, writes Jo...
Discussions around reorganisation must go beyond merely redrawing boundaries to avoid dashing gro...
Dr Jonathan Carr-West looks ahead to a year that promises to be anything but predictable.
Dr Jonathan Carr-West looks back on a long and eventful conference season.
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